The many Benefits of Oil Massage
18-07-2016 | Posted By: Admin | 1842 View(s)
Oil massage is the stimulation of body tissues by hands using massage oils. The oil allows the hands to slide on the body surface in a more easy and effortless manner during massage sessions. This helps in reducing stress; comforts and heals the body; and, relaxes one’s body, mind and soul. Oil Massage is an ancient therapy for improving health and rejuvenation of the whole body, and there are very many benefits of Oil Massage.
Massage, with oil, is good for one’s health in all seasons (throughout the year). During winter it’s a necessity for all, especially because the dry skin becomes a common problem in wintry weather. In adults oil massaging can help in delaying effects of ageing, nourishing the nervous system, reducing body aches, toning muscles and reducing fat, getting good sleep, improving blood circulation (which removes toxins from the body), maintaining healthy skin, etc.
Oil Massage for Toddlers :
When it comes to toddlers, a massage with the right oil contributes to their growth in numerous ways. Oil massage becomes more like an emotional bonding process through which a parent shows his/her, love. It’s important to choose good and suitable massage oil for your baby. The oils usually used for this purpose are almond oil, coconut oil, clarified butter (pure ghee), mustard oil, etc. During winters oil massage becomes a must for babies.
Following are the Benefits of Oil Massage for your Baby:
• It can soothe and calm the skin of the children.
• Gentle and careful oil massage on the tummy improves the digestive system of a toddler and decreases indigestion.
• It gives toddlers a strong immune system and releases toxins from their bodies.
• It facilitates bone development in a healthy way and makes the muscles stronger.
• Blood circulation improves which leads to the distribution of nutrients and oxygen to different body organs in a better way.
• Also, a scalp massage with oil is beneficial for good hair growth. Moreover, one can treat cradle cap as well as dandruff in his/her baby with this.
• Sometimes skin cells are healed, and inflammation (if any) might also decrease. Dry skin gets repaired and softened. Chapped skin can be very well treated with this, therefore during winter, it’s very important for babies to get a good oil massage.
• Apart from these, good sleep reduced stress and colic and nourished nervous system and brain are some other benefits of oil massage.
Oil Massage for Children- The Teenagers
When your little ones grow up and reach teenage, especially when they are of 12 or 13 years of age, they go through a lot of physical and psychological changes. If you have not done before, then this is the time when you seriously need to educate them about life and living. Taking good care of their body is one of the most important things amongst them. Oil massage is very essential for growing children, particularly during winters.
For teenagers as well as adults oil massage can have a therapeutic effect. Here, too, the type of massage oil used matters a lot. There are a lot of options in the market, mainly, Olive oil, Jojoba oil, Almond oil, Sesame oil, Grapeseed oil, Avocado oil, Apricot Oil (Apricot Kernel), Candlenut oil, Sunflower oil, Mustard oil, Wheatgerm oil, and much more. Before selecting, one must consult a physician or a good dermatologist to make sure which oil will suit the skin best.
In addition to some of the aforementioned benefits that toddlers get from oil massage, teenagers can get several other positive results by massaging with oil. These are explained below:
• Different outdoor games, over-exercising, and injuries can cause muscle inflammation and strain. In such cases, intense massaging with oil not only nurtures one’s body but also works as a pain reliever.
• The oil, while massaging, penetrates into one’s inner layers of the skin; this hydrates and moisturises the skin.
• There are antioxidants, present in different oils that can decrease, or rather treat common teenage skin problems like itchy skin, microbial infections in the skin, dryness, cracked and chapped skin, and also can help with other skin irritations.
• Fat or cellulite is another teenage problem; oil massage can help this to some extent (results vary from person to person). Body massage with oil on a regular basis can be a natural way of getting rid of cellulite.
• Not only in winters even in summer oil massage helps. You cannot stop your children from playing outside, so sunburn is normal. Oil massage can be a natural solution for sunburn. It lightens the tan, and the skin tone becomes even.
• The other positive changes caused in a child’s body due to oil massage are, joints in the body get lubricated, the energy level and stamina increases, the nerves inside the body are calmed, mental alertness gets increased, and the impurities in the body get removed easily.
Though oil massage is a safe process and there are many benefits of oil massage, people/children with bleeding disorders, kidney failure, heart disease or cancer must avoid it. It’s always better to take the advice of your doctor in such cases.
